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Bring Your Bikes Out To Community Day
One of the best parts of the Lower Pottsgrove police bicycle rodeo, its safety and obstacle course, will be part of the new Community Day observance next Saturday (Oct. 24) in Sanatoga.

Pottsgrove Congratulates Soprano Performer
Pottsgrove High School junior Diane DiLabio, some say, sings like an angel. That voice has brought her national attention; she’ll perform with a highly acclaimed mixed choir later this month in Nashville.

Weekend Stuff To Do On The Post Calendar
Hop a ride on the Colebrookdale train; visit PickFest and Turning Leaf Festival in Boyertown; enjoy Halloween fun in Douglassville, Schwenksville; Live like Daniel Boone in Birdsboro; and Run For Damon.

‘Grove Publicly Compares Its, Union Proposals
Pottsgrove School District administrators made formerly private contract bargaining even more public Wednesday, releasing a side-by-side comparison of its and teachers’ union contract offers.

Wireless Units Benefit Pottsgrove Students
Students of financially needy families in the Pottsgrove School District who can’t afford Internet service at home will benefit from the purchase of wireless access devices.

New Leaders Take Over At Lower Elementary
No, Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School Principal Yolanda Williams isn’t being challenged. Instead, she’s getting help from a new leadership team consisting of 30 students.

Pottsgrove Shows Its Hand In Negotiations
Labor negotiations usually are somewhat secretive. The Pottsgrove School District defied convention Tuesday, and made public the terms of its current formal offer in teacher contract discussions.

Police, School Join In ‘Safe Stop’ Exercise
Upper Pottsgrove police and Pottsgrove Middle School officials will collaborate Wednesday on an exercise to make both drivers and students aware of dangers when boarding or leaving a school bus.

Church Group Re-Stocks Genesis Supplies
When their morning prayer ended, 15 men from True North Christian Church in Trappe went shopping for baby supplies. Their $3,200 donation benefited the Genesis Pregnancy Care Center in Pottstown.

Center Urges Girls To Broaden Career Options
More female students should look into what have formerly been male-dominated jobs, according to the Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center. It’s launching a program to encourage exploration.

Editor’s Selections Tuesday In The Post
Pottsgrove youth football serves up a meal; Valley Forge casino gets high marks; state Republicans look to gambling revenues, again; and no Social Security increase next year.

One Found Dead On Schaffer Road In Township
A Montgomery County coroner’s report is being awaited on the cause of death of a single victim who was found dead Sunday afternoon in a Lower Pottsgrove home that police said smelled of a chemical.

Police Fielding More Child Abuse Reports
A legislation-mandated increase in the number of professionals who must report suspected child abuse has also increased the number of alleged abuse cases being investigated in Lower Pottsgrove.

Boyer Gallery Hosts Perkiomen Valley Show
This marks the 60th year of the annual open juried exhibition of the Perkiomen Valley Art Center. The competing works will be displayed Oct. 26-Dec. 11 at The Hill School’s Boyer Gallery.

Joe Zlomek, Managing Editor

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